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brown
adjective
-
brown
,
browner
,
brownest
having
the
color
that
is
a
mixture
of
red
and
yellow
,
like
the
color
of
wood
,
soil
,
or
chocolate
.
•
She
bought
a
brown
leather
jacket
to
wear
in
the
fall
.
She
bought
a
brown
leather
jacket
to
wear
in
the
fall
.
•
A
family
of
squirrels
hid
nuts
under
the
brown
leaves
in
the
park
.
A
family
of
squirrels
hid
nuts
under
the
brown
leaves
in
the
park
.
Old
English
“
brūn
”,
from
Proto-Germanic
*brūnaz
,
meaning
“
shining
,
brown
”.
noun
-
brown
the
color
brown
.
•
Mix
a
little
red
with
green
paint
and
you
will
get
a
shade
of
brown
.
Mix
a
little
red
with
green
paint
and
you
will
get
a
shade
of
brown
.
•
Brown
goes
well
with
earthy
home-decor
themes
.
Brown
goes
well
with
earthy
home-decor
themes
.
Same
origin
as
the
adjective
:
Old
English
“
brūn
”.
verb
to
make
or
become
brown
,
especially
when
cooked
or
when
exposed
to
the
sun
or
heat
.
•
Let
the
onions
brown
slowly
to
bring
out
their
sweetness
.
Let
the
onions
brown
slowly
to
bring
out
their
sweetness
.
•
The
chicken
skin
browned
nicely
in
the
hot
oven
.
The
chicken
skin
browned
nicely
in
the
hot
oven
.
From
the
adjective
“
brown
”;
first
recorded
as
a
verb
in
the
16th
century
.
